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• 5586-88-9 1-(4-chlorophenyl)propan-2-one 
• 14173-39-8 p-chlorophenylalanine 
• 108-05-4 vinyl acetate 
• 702-10-3 1-(4′-chlorophenyl)-2-propanol 
• 882155-64-8 (S)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-p-toluenesulfonyl-2-propanol 
• 882151-98-6 (S)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,2-propanediol 
• 494796-54-2 (S)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxypropionic acid 

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• 943964-13-4 (1RS,3R)-7-chloro-3-methyl-1-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)-isochromane 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Enantioselective Reduction of Ketones and Synthesis of 2-Methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran Catalyzed by Chiral Spiroborate Ester

Abstract: Asymmetric reduction of homobenzylic ketones was achieved through the use of chiral spiroborate ester catalyst. The catalyst is applicable for both analytical and industrial purposes since it is not sensitive to air and moisture. A rapid synthetic route has been developed for the preparation of (S)-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran via enantioselective reduction of homobenzylic ketone in the presence of a chiral spiroborate catalyst as the key step.

Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones and Enones with Chiral Lewis Base Derived Frustrated Lewis Pairs

The concept of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) has been widely applied in various research areas, and metal-free hydrogenation undoubtedly belongs to the most significant and successful ones. In the past decade, great efforts have been devoted to the synthesis of chiral boron Lewis acids. In a sharp contrast, chiral Lewis base derived FLPs have rarely been disclosed for the asymmetric hydrogenation. In this work, a novel type of chiral FLP was developed by simple combination of chiral oxazoline Lewis bases with achiral boron Lewis acids, thus providing a promising new direction for the development of chiral FLPs in the future. These chiral FLPs proved to be highly effective for the asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones, enones, and chromones, giving the corresponding products in high yields with up to 95 % ee. Mechanistic studies suggest that the hydrogen transfer to simple ketones likely proceeds in a concerted manner.

Expanding the Substrate Specificity of Thermoanaerobacter pseudoethanolicus Secondary Alcohol Dehydrogenase by a Dual Site Mutation

Here, we report the asymmetric reduction of selected phenyl-ring-containing ketones by various single- and dual-site mutants of Thermoanaerobacter pseudoethanolicus secondary alcohol dehydrogenase (TeSADH). The further expansion of the size of the substrate binding pocket in the mutant W110A/I86A not only allowed the accommodation of substrates of the single mutants W110A and I86A within the expanded active site but also expanded the substrate range of the enzyme to ketones bearing two sterically demanding groups (bulky–bulky ketones), which are not substrates for the TeSADH single mutants. We also report the regio- and enantioselective reduction of diketones with W110A/I86A TeSADH and single TeSADH mutants. The double mutant exhibited dual stereopreference to generate the Prelog products most of the time and the anti-Prelog products in a few cases.

Assignment of the absolute configurations of l-Aryl-2-propanols with the use of phosphoroselenoyl chlorides as chiral derivatizing agents

Phosphoroselenoyl chloride bearing a l,1′-bi-2-naphthyl group was reacted with racemic 2-alkanols to give the corresponding esters. Based on the multiple combination of their NMR spectra, a method for the assignment of the absolute configuration of 1 -aryl-2-propanols was established. The solidstate conformations of the esters were confirmed by X-ray structure analyses.

Kinetic and chemical resolution of different 1-phenyl-2-propanol derivatives

Seven chiral target molecules containing a hydroxy group have been resolved by both biocatalytic and chemical means. The lipase-catalyzed acylation mainly yielded the acylated derivative of the (R)-alcohols with moderate enantiomeric excess and the enantiopure (S)-alcohols. In the course of the chemical resolution, first the dicarboxylic acid monoesters of the target molecules were synthesized and the resolution of these monoesters was attempted by different homochiral bases. By re-resolution and/or optimization of the reaction time and/or recrystallization, respectively, each molecule was produced in very high enantiomeric purity.

Highly enantioselective stereo-inverting sec-alkylsulfatase activity of hyperthermophilic Archaea

rac-sec-Alkyl sulfate esters 1a-8a were resolved in low to excellent enantioselectivities with E-values up to > 200 using whole cells of aerobically-grown hyperthermophilic sulfur-metabolizers, such as Sulfolobus solfataricus DSM 1617, Sulfolobus shibatae DSM 5389 and, most notably, Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639. Significantly enhanced selectivities were obtained using cells grown on sucrose-enriched Brock-medium. The stereochemical course of this biohydrolysis was shown to proceed with strict inversion of configuration, thus the preferred (R)-enantiomers were converted into the corresponding (S)-sec-alcohols to furnish a homochiral product mixture. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2005.